---Tom has failed again in the math exam. I am really let down.

 ---______ He has already done his best.

    A. Don’t push him.                 B. No kidding. 

    C. He should be to blame.               D. No wonder.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

  阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 

    For long, a little boy was wondering why his deskmate could rank 1^st in the class whenever he wanted to, while he himself failed to: he only ranked 21^st.

   At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more   21  than others? I feel I am obedient and as careful as him, but   22  I always fall behind? ” Hearing the words， Mom was aware that her son began to  23   the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the ranking system.  24   at him, she went wordless, not knowing  25  to explain.

   In another test, the son ranked 17^th, while his deskmate remained 1^st. Back home he   26  the same question. Mom really wanted to inform his son that   27   differs, which means that students ranking 1^st are supposed to be cleverer than normal ones.  28  , was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly  29   about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.

How to answer her son’s question? There were times when she felt an urge to say, “You are too lazy. You are not as hard-working as others…”but she stopped   30   imagining her son suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it   31   to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.

Time passing swiftly, the son   32  primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to   33  him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give an answer.

Now, the son no longer worries about his   34  , and there are no boring guys who would inquire his grades in primary school, because,   35   the 1^st ranking, he is admitted to Tsinghua University. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to   36  the students and parents in his high school, In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, “…When my mother and I were lying on the   37  , she pointed to the front and said, “Do you see the seabirds struggling for food over there ?When the waves come near, little birds can rise   38  while awkward seagulls would take more time to complete the process. However, have you noticed birds that finally fly  39  the endless ocean are none other than the awkward seagulls?” The speech   40   many mothers present to tears, including his mother.

1. A. considerate      B. careless        C. stupid               D. clever

2. A. what if           B. how come         C. how about            D. what for

3. A. lose              B. have             C. win                  D. beat

4. A. Shouting          B. Glaring         C. Staring          D. Pointing

5. A. which             B. why              C. when                 D. how

6. A. raised            B. met              C. answered           D. got

7. A. intelligence          B. right            C. knowledge            D. strength

8.A. Therefore          B. Still            C. Thus                 D. However

9. A. enthusiastic      B. curious          C. crazy                D. clear

10.A. if                B. before          C. unless               D. when

11. A. cruel           B. important       C. disappointed         D. necessary

12. A. attended        B. started         C. finished             D. entered

13. A. guide           B. take             C. bring                D. push

14. A. homework       B. belongings         C. health               D. rankings

15.A. in                B. by               C. with                 D. on

16.A. teach             B. deliver         C. address              D. face

17. A. floor           B. road             C. bank            D. beach

18. A. quickly          B. suddenly        C. slowly                D. sharply

19.A. into              B. through         C. across                D. throughout

20. A. made             B. moved            C. impressed            D. inspired

This is the place for you to come to share stories with other real kids who are trying hard to improve their bodies and minds! Did you score a goal in your soccer game? Have you got rid of a bad habit? Are you working to reduce your stress in life? Tell the world what makes your body and mind healthy!

  Posted by Dp, Ohio

   I have been working on a fitness equipment to exercise for over four months. I have completed my goal of losing weight and I am very proud of myself. That is so cool!

Posted by MK, Missouri

   I was always tired at school, because I used to stay up late watching TV. I even fell asleep one day in my history class, and when I woke up, the teacher was looking at me and laughing! I decided that minute to start going to bed on time. It’s kind of a drag missing the shows I like, but I can tell my body loves it – I feel so much better!

Posted by SP, Georgia

   Last year, I didn’t make the soccer team at school. I didn’t want to try out again this year, but a few weeks before tryouts(选拔赛), I started kicking the ball around and practicing. When tryout day came, I decided to give it another shot. Guess what? I made the team!

Posted by JS, New York

   Tired? Bored? Hungry? And more miles left to go?

Help pass the time on your trip ： play a game ！

Everyone knows that a long bus ride can make even the most exciting field trip seem boring. When the bus is traveling a long distance to reach the cool field trip destination，it can seem like forever. What about when you are in the backseat waiting to reach Grandma’ s house? The road stretches like a rubber band for miles and miles. Here’s a way to beat the road at its own game. Use what you have around you to play games with your family and friends. You can have fun while you travel ！

1. When you play “ Make Them LOOK ！”，you need to_______

A. prepare a piece of paper with the alphabet on it

B. focus on the license plates of the running cars

C. know the traffic rules in Alaska and Hawaii

D. remember the alphabet you’ve seen

2. If a question in “ Straight Face” is successful, the person “it” will feel______

A. funny         B. happy         C. confused        D. hopeful

3. Who is the passage written for?

A. Drivers going to other states.   B. Businessmen travelling often.

   C. Students taking long trips.          D. People learning to be humorous.

4.The purpose of writing this passage is to ______.

   A. teach something about how the license plates are arranged

   B. learn how to use some phrases like “The cat’s tail”

   C. tell the readers how to kill time during trips

   D. amuse the readers

A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.

     Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

     They become addicted to computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don’t concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.

     They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.

     Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.

1.The author’s attitude towards weboholism is that of being______.

A. optimistic                               B. positive

C. oppositive                          D. acceptable  

2. The main idea of the passage is about__________.

A. the cause of weboholism          B. the advantage of weboholism

C. the popularity of weboholism      D. the influence of weboholism

3. The underlined word “obsessional” in the second paragraph most probably means “________”.

A. attractive                           B. professional

C. addictive                                D. potential

4.We can infer from the passage that_______.

A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

B. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

C. people are addicted to games on the Internet

D. students can hardly balance real and virtual life

  If you don’t want people to know too much about you, then you had better keep your fridge contents secret according to a British market research document released Finally, a fridge filled with nothing more than a bottle of white wine and some sparkling mineral water implies an owner who is single, lives in a big city and enjoys the finer things in life．The fridge is empty because this person regularly eats in restaurants．

1.We can know from the first two paragraphs that _________________．

    A．some researchers are fond of staring at other people’s fridges

    B．people don’t want others to know about their secrets

    C．the food you put in the fridge has something to do with your personality

    D．there are mainly five kinds of lifestyles among British people

2.According to the passage, people who belong to “food faddies” ____________．

    A．don’t care much about money when buying things

    B．will try their best to stay healthy

    C．often stay up late to finish their job

    D．prefer to ask others about what to do next

3.What will those who often dine out put in the fridge?

    A．All kinds of food they like．    B．Food rich in vitamins．

    C．Fruit, vegetables and meat．     D．Only something to drink

4.What might be the most suitable title for the text?

    A．Keep your fridge a secret        B．You are what’s in your fridge

    C．What to put in the fridge?       D．Be careful about your fridge

Announcers on China Central Television (CCTV) will need to do some fast talking to replace the popular English acronyms(首字母缩略词) they’re now forbidden to use. Shanghai Daily reports that “anchors at China Central Television [CCTV] have been banned from saying the English acronyms NBA, CBA, GDP, and the like in their programs.”

The replacement for those handy acronyms? Chinese presenters must use the full Chinese name, standardized by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Although CCTV (oops, we mean China Central Television) presenters must already have a score of at least 94 in their government-rated oral Mandarin proficiency exam（普通话等级考试）, saying the full name of organizations like the CBA or WTO ― 10 and 6 character’s long separately ― is sure to challenge even the most skillful anchors. CCTV sports anchor Sun Zhengping tells Shanghai Daily, “A full Chinese explanation of the English acronyms must be followed if my tongue slips. It is a little trouble but a necessary one because not every audience member can understand the acronyms.”

Although the government isn’t giving any official explanation for the shift, it is believed to have to do with a proposal (提案) by Huang Youyi, director of the China International Publishing Group, at March’s NPC meeting. In his speech, Huang said, “With more and more publications mixing Chinese with English, measures and regulations should be adopted to avoid English invading Chinese. If we don’t pay attention and don’t take measures to stop the expansion of mixing Chinese with English, Chinese won’t be a pure language in a couple of years.”

Although China is far from the first country to take measures to protect local languages (the French and Québécois beat them to it by a long way), acronyms are more about saving time than they are about corrupting a language, we would think. Good luck to the CCTV anchors. 

1. CCTV anchors have to “do some fast talking” because they can no longer ______.

    A. speak as slowly as they like     B. mix English into Chinese

    C. use shortened Chinese expressions    D. have so much time for their program

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选题。 

Cindy:  Tony! How are you? What are you doing in Cairo?

Tony:   Hi, Cindy.  1  . We’ve been here for about a week.

Cindy:  Well, I’ve only just got here. Actually, I wouldn’t mind some advice on the           best things to do and see.

Tony:  2 . One of the best places I’ve visited so far was the Khan alkhalili fair. I           spent the whole day there, buying lots of little gifts and handmade souvenirs             for my friends back home.

Cindy:  3 . I’ll make sure I take my wallet.

Tony:  Of course. And we visited the Pyramids and the Sphinx yesterday.  4                  ---like a living history lesson. I even rode a camel.

Cindy:  Is there anything you haven’t done?

Tony:  Well, I’m going to take a boat trip down the Nile tomorrow to finish my holiday         in style! And, if I get time,  5  .

Cindy:  Goodness me! You’re going to need another holiday!

A.  Sounds like fun.

B.  Sorry, I can’t tell you.

C.  I’m on holiday with my family.

D.  I want to have a sleep.

E.  It is just fantastic.

F.  I want to go to the Egyptian Museum as well.

G.  No problem!

单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出各单词的正确形式。

1. The garage charges $30 an hour for_____(劳动).            

2. Please ______(系) the safety belt while driving.                  

3. ____(严格) speaking, it is not qualified.                          

4.He ____(低语) the words in my ears.                      

5.With the development of society, there are an increasing number

    of _______ (精神) problems among the youth.                    

6.The workers in the car factory are ____(付报酬) by the hour.         

7.The result was ___(超出) her wildest dreams.                 

8. It’s known that smoking ____(香烟) is not permitted in public now.

9.People in the village all went to celebrate the old man’s ______             

   (九十) birthday.                                                   

10. My nephew Nemo likes chocolate ______(饼干) best.            

短文改错（共10小题 ；每小题1.5分, 满分15分 ）

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词 ：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改正。

Dear Editor,

Recently, my classmates have had a heated discussion about that     

1._______

we should have optional courses(选修课) in high schools. Some students were 2._______

in favor of the optional courses. They say interest is the best teacher    3.______

and our spare time will be colorful and meaningful. Students        

4._______

can not only enlarge their knowledges but also improve their abilities.    5._______

However, others are against the idea, said that optional courses           6._______

will take up too much time as well as energy. In addition to, some optional

7._______

courses have something to do with the College Entrance Examination. They    8._______

are afraid they’ll fall behind their classmates if they will take the optional 9._______

courses. I’d like to take one or two of the optional courses, which, I think,

will certain benefit me a lot.                                     

10.______